"Watching the Red and White Song Battle Performance?"

Ryoka Konoe and her two friends listened to the news from Tsukasa Higashino, first relaxed, and then a little surprised.

Among them, Yumi Takahashi, who is the favorite to play, jumped up directly and held the hand of Tsukasa Higashino: "Really? Higashino-sensei? Can you really go to the scene to watch the red and white song battle? ”

Her face was full of excitement, as if she had thought of the scene when she watched the Red and White Song Party that night.

As mentioned earlier, the Red and White Song Battle is equivalent to the Japanese Spring Festival Gala, and it is natural for a little girl like Yumi Takahashi to yearn for the stars above, so it is natural for them to feel excited.

"Well, I talked to the people at NHK today, and they were willing to prepare a few tickets for me... If you have time, Yumi and Aoi, you can all call your parents together. ”

Anyway, it's just a few tickets, and Xiao Yuyan, as a member of the program team, must not be short of tickets.

So Tsukasa Higashino simply sold a little favor to Yumi Takahashi and Aoi Fujiwara's parents.

"How? Going? Speaking of which, Tsukasa Higashino asked Yumi Takahashi.

"Go, go, go! I'm definitely going to go! Aoi must be going too, right? ”

Yumi Takahashi nodded excitedly, then turned to look at Aoi Fujiwara beside her.

"Don't just make a decision for me..."Fujiwara Aoi's mouth hardened once, but quickly bowed to Tsukasa Higashino: "Thank you, Higashino-san... I should be able to go, but my parents still need to ask. ”

"I see." Tsukasa Higashino nodded.

Yumi Takahashi and Aoi Fujiwara both said that the red and white song battle can make time at night, so let's look at Ryoka Konoe.

Higashino Tsukasa turned his head to look at Konoe Ryoka on the other side - why did your two friends agree to it, but you are still hesitating here?

Ryoka Konoe was still thinking about it, but when Tsukasa Higashino looked at it like this, his originally calm mood was messed up.

She was indeed hesitant, because during the Chinese New Year, her father would always call her back to Aomori Prefecture in advance, where there was a small family gathering - after all, the Konoe family had a relatively long heritage, and there were all kinds of chaotic relatives.

So when the time comes, Konoe Lianghua is estimated to have to go back.

It's better than dealing with that group of relatives...

Ryoka Konoe actually wants to stay in Tokyo and accompany Tsukasa Higashino, Yumi Takahashi, and Aoi Fujiwara to celebrate the New Year together...

But this is at most just a matter of Konoe Ryoka thinking about it, what else can she do in the end? It's not just that you can go back to Aomori Prefecture.

It's just that the Konoe Ryoka here hasn't spoken yet.

Yumi Takahashi over there was already looking at it curiously: "By the way, what are you going to do with Lianghua?" ”

Belch...

"I'm going back..."Ryoka Konoe just wanted to answer Yumi Takahashi.

But before she could say anything, Tsukasa Higashino, who had been observing this side, had already said with a smile: "What are you talking about, Yumi, of course Lianghua is going to the scene of the Red and White Song battle with us." ”

Then Higashino Tsukasa had already patted Yumi Takahashi happily: "What are you talking about, Yumi." Of course, Lianghua is meant to stay... Both of us have confirmed that we are boyfriend and girlfriend, so naturally we are going to celebrate the New Year together. ”

"I see." Yumi Takahashi nodded, revealing an expression of sudden realization.

She had a 'I understand' expression on her side, and Konoe Lianghua on the other side was panicked: "No, that, I may have to go back..."

"Don't worry, Lianghua."

Tsukasa Higashino stretched out his hand and happily interrupted Ryoka Konoe's words:

"I know what you mean. You're a little worried about not getting used to the atmosphere of the Red and White Song Battle Scene, right? ”

"No... I'm not like that..."

"Then you're probably worried that your going to the scene will affect my performance, right? Rest assured, I won't be nervous about stage fright because of this little thing. ”

“... No..."Konoe Ryoka was intercepted halfway by Tsukasa Higashino and was a little speechless.

She was about to sort out her thoughts and say something more, but Aoi Fujiwara next to her couldn't help but speak: "Higashino-san, what do you mean... Will you play in the Red and White Song Battle? ”

"yes." Higashino nodded: "If it weren't for that, I wouldn't have been able to get a ticket to the Red and White Song Battle." ”

When he finished saying this, he turned to look at Konoe Lianghua and sighed slightly: "Hey, fortunately, Lianghua will come over to watch me sing on stage, otherwise I will be lonely for the New Year, and I will be a little lonely when I think about it." ”

That is, Higashino Chihaya seems to be out for something, and now he is not by Higashino's side.

Otherwise, she would definitely go crazy directly when she heard this sentence - what's going on? Forgot about your sister when you had a girlfriend? Isn't my sister human? Will my sister let you spend the New Year alone?

However, aside from Higashino Chihaya's thoughts, Higashino's words were very lethal to Ryoka Konoe next to him.

She looked at Tsukasa Higashino cautiously, and thought that Tsukasa Higashino was not by her side, and she might be 'lonely' during the New Year, and she was a little distressed at the moment.

She was going to go back to Aomori Prefecture... But now it looks like there's probably no going back...

"Let's talk to my father." Ryoka Konoe made up her mind a little.

It's just that what she didn't know was that her serious expression and determined appearance was directly taken into her eyes by Tsukasa Higashino.

It's rare for my girlfriend to have an opinion... It's really rare.

Since Ryoka Konoe made a choice with her own ideas, he, who is her boyfriend, has to help no matter what.

He planned to wait for Konoe Ryoka to go back and call Konoe Tsushima privately to tell the other party that Konoe Ryoka would not be going back this year.

Tsukasa Higashino estimated that Konoe Tsushima would jump directly with emotion by then.

After all, the other party has always cared about Konoe Lianghua, and now that his little padded jacket is about to be worn away by others, Konoe Tsushima will definitely be very anxious.

But...

Tsukasa Higashino is still sure to convince the other party.

Even if you can't convince in the end... He also... There's not much he can do.

If you can't convince it, you can't be convinced, it's a big deal to keep Konoe Lianghua, your girlfriend has such a soft temper, can you still resist yourself?

And Konoe Tsushima is far away in Aomori Prefecture, so it can be said that the distant water can't save the near fire, and he still has a company and other affairs to deal with, so it is impossible for him to come to Tokyo no matter what.

So Tsukasa Higashino wasn't actually panicking.

It's a big deal, just shoot it up on the phone, and wait for the reality to meet, and then have a good meal with your father-in-law... Middle-aged men eat this set.

Thinking of this key point, Higashino Tsukasa didn't hesitate to call Kotamahiko.

He also had to inform the other party about participating in the Red and White Song Battle.

As for convincing Chihaya Higashino...?

Does my sister still need to be convinced?

As long as Higashino Tsukasa uses some means slightly, Higashino Chihaya will inevitably agree directly.

After all... Tsukasa Higashino knows Chihaya Higashino well.

......

The next thing is much simpler, Yumi Takahashi and Aoi Fujiwara go home separately.

Only when Ryoka Konoe was also going to go back next door, Tsukasa Higashino specially called her, saying that her father's side would find a way to solve it himself, and she didn't have to worry about it at all, and she didn't want to contact Konoe Tsushima.

This reassures Ryoka Konoe a little... But at the same time, she was a little embarrassed.

Originally, I was going to convince my father by myself, but in the end, I had to help Tsukasa Higashino... And...

"Ace seems to be able to convince my father."

Ryoka Konoe took a serious look at Tsukasa Higashino before leaving, and said softly.

"Of course." Higashino Tsukasa replied with righteous words, and sent Konei Lianghua out of the door directly, and at the same time did not forget to advise:

"Don't worry, after I convince your father, remember not to contact your father, and don't answer your father's calls, at most he wants you to pay attention to safety and other things... I'll take the initiative to call him and discuss these things. ”

"I see. As. Konoe Ryoka nodded obediently and obediently.

Even if there seems to be something wrong with what Higashino Tsukasa said, she believes in Higashino Tsukasa too much, and she directly and subconsciously ignores the past.

This may be the answer to the saying that 'the IQ of people in love declines'.

It's just that what Konoe Ryoka doesn't know is that Higashino Tsushima completely 'persuaded' the mentality of 'tearing up the ticket if you can't be convinced'.

If language doesn't convince you, then use the 'physical distance' to convince you.

After Ryoka Konoe was also sent away, Tsukasa Higashino waited for Chihaya Higashino, who had just returned home.

Just as Tsukasa Higashino thought, when he heard that he might participate in the Red and White Song Battle, Higashino Chihaya directly raised his hands in favor and decided to go to the Red and White Song Battle site to see the situation.

- She used to be in the classical music department, and there may be some music writers she likes on the scene, so of course she doesn't plan to miss it.

Seeing that his sister didn't even need to fool around and take the initiative to jump into the pit, although Higashino Tsukasa was happy that the other party trusted him, he was also a little worried.

Did he think that Higashino Chihaya was a little too dependent on him?

Some things were promised when he said yes, but as long as he brought it up, he didn't even think about it.

"It's a delusion, right?"

Looking at the figure of Higashino Chizao busy at the stove, Higashino Tsukasa muttered to himself.

Most of the things on his side have been resolved, and Hosokawa Koharu on the other side is working until the last second, and he has only taken a little rest until just now.

To be precise, the editors of the manga department of Toshima Press have just barely gotten time off.

Their statistics have been counted until now.

As we all know, the sales department of a Japanese publishing house liaises with many bookstores.

The publisher will reveal some information about the industry to the bookstore, and the bookstore will have a special counting staff to count the number of books in the library after the end of the day's sales.

In this process, the bookstore clerk will make a form and send it to the sales department of the publishing house, and then the sales department will make statistics, which is the origin of the book sales data.

Originally, even if this sales data was left for the final statistics, there would be no problem, and the workload would not be so large.

But...

""Naoki Hanzawa" has broken a lot of records..."

Looking at this data sheet in front of him, as a member of the old Urashima Publishing House, the editor of Oshima couldn't help but look at Hosokawa Koharu beside him.

He was a little dumbfounded...

Although I have always been scared by the results of Tsukasa Higashino, the results of "Naoki Hanzawa" this time are inevitably too good.

And the sales of "Naoki Hanzawa" have been smooth sailing, unlike when the first volume of "Unnatural Death" was sold, it was suppressed by the sales of Iwakaku Press.

This time, there was no problem with the sales of "Hanzawa Naoki" at all, and he directly wrote the word "Invincible" on his face, and rumbled all the way over, killing a lot of small shrimp and small fish along the way, and cut down 40,000 volumes of sales in the first hour.

This is already equivalent to predicting that the results of this comic will definitely be an average of 2.5 million copies or more.

It's perfectly fine to say 'monster level'.

As for some of the editors of the old Fuji Publishing House next to me, they were completely stunned when they saw this achievement.

After all, they hadn't seen this kind of sales at all when they were working at Fuji Press... Even if I did, it would have been five or six years ago when the print media was still on fire.

They were a little dazed.

On the other hand, Shinji Furuta, the former editor-in-chief of Fuji Publishing House, was also amazed at this achievement.

He finally knew how he had lost to Urashima Press.

When he regarded Tsukasa Higashino as an opponent, he thought that he could defeat Tsukasa Higashino.

But now that he has become a teammate, he realizes that his thoughts are really a little naïve.

How can this be a good result? Wouldn't it be enough to just lie down and wait for death?

He sat on his desk and sighed, while the editor-in-chief of Urashima next to him patted him on the shoulder, with a slight smug expression on his face: "How is it?" Editor Furuta, you're going to have to invite me to drink this time, right? ”

Urashima editor-in-chief made a bet with Furuta Shinji on whether Tsukasa Higashino's "Naoki Hanzawa" could reach the level of 2.5 million volumes...

Originally, Furuta Shinji thought that this meal would have to wait for one or two volumes before the results were available.

But no one thought that "Hanzawa Naoki" had just come out of the first volume, and he was already equivalent to losing the bet.

"Okay, okay, willing to gamble and lose, you can pick a place."

Furuta Shinji replied with mixed feelings.

The editor-in-chief of Urashima was of course very happy to see that the nemesis of the former Fuji Publishing House was overwhelmed by the comic book writers of his own former Urashima Publishing House.

But now they're colleagues, too.

The editor-in-chief of Urashima is not good at really killing people directly, so he thought about it and said, "Let's go to Ginza, I know there is a good store... The hostess is very nice-looking. ”

"What kind of proprietress is good-looking? Editor-in-Chief Urashima, let me remind you first, I'm a man with a wife. ”

"So you mean not going?"

"Go! Of course go! I'll call my wife. ”

“......”

The two editors-in-chief were playing treasure on the other side, and they seemed to be in a good mood.

And Hosokawa Koharu, who is the editor of Tsukasa Higashino, is naturally similar.

She thought of what Tsukasa Higashino had said before the serialization of "Naoki Hanzawa".

To make "Naoki Hanzawa" truly Japan's No. 1 manga work.

2.5 million sales...

This is undoubtedly a good start!

Hosokawa Koharu couldn't help but imagine that after Tsukasa Higashino became the No. 1 in Japan, he might be able to be called a 'famous editor' as an editor.

That day... Will it be far?